HRchat Interview with Jacob Morgan: The Future of Company Culture

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In this HRchat episode, we consider what company culture means when increasing numbers of our workforce are made up of gig workers. Listen and also learn how the concepts of employee engagement and employee experience have altered as a result of the pandemic and the rise of remote working. Bill Banham’s guest is Jacob Morgan, Keynote & TED Speaker, Futurist, Host of The Future of Work Podcast, and Co-Host of the new Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) Podcast.

HRchat Interview with Ivan Harding: Making the Digital Employee Experience More Personal

In episode 268 of the HRchat podcast, I talk about the importance of personalization in the digital employee experience with Ivan Harding, CEO and Co-founder at Applaud, a firm on a mission to help businesses of all types and sizes to have the luxury of easy to use, consumer-grade technology in their workplaces. Applaud specializes in bringing together customers’ current HR platforms with the world of consumer and employee technology; giving employees the same tech experiences at work as they expect in their home life.

HRchat Interview with Neil Lavis: Leadership Lessons From the Prison System

Most of the leaders we interview on the HRchat show are from corporate environments, my guest this time, however, learned how to be a leader in a much tougher career – the prison system.

Neil Lavis has worked as a senior leader within the prison system since 1998 both in the UK and the Caribbean. He has managed diverse and sometimes difficult teams to achieve excellence. Roles have included Cayman Islands Director Of Prisons at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Governor at Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). 

HRchat Interview with Craig Fisher: Employer Branding and the State of the Labor Market

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The pandemic shook up the labor market; millions of people are moving into new roles and 10,000s of firms are in search of talent. In HRchat episode 266, we consider the latest tools and trends for job seekers and those responsible for talent sourcing, attraction, and connection. We also consider what to look for in an employer and how to make the right decisions to further your career.

HRchat Interview with Dr. Monika Roots: The Impact of the Pandemic on Mental Health of Employees

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A year into the Covid crisis, many employees have ‘hit the pandemic wall’, and burned-out workers have said stress and depression is costing them work time. With so many more workers increasingly feeling the strain of pandemic anxiety, isolation, and uncertainty we need better tech and tools to help workers get out the other side of a very difficult period. My guest in HRchat episode 265 is Dr. Monika Roots, Chief Medical Officer at Sanvello Health, a leading digital mental health care provider of in-app therapy to a network of +90 million people!

HRchat Interview with Ben Eubanks: How to Move Out of the HR Trenches and into Consulting

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In this HRchat, we’ll consider the why and how of moving out of the HR “trenches” and into an HR consulting role. We share ways AI will continue to change the HR function over the coming years. My guest on episode 263 is Ben Eubanks, HR analyst, author, fellow podcaster, Chief Research Officer at Lighthouse Research & Advisory, and most recently, Founder of the HR Tech Awards.